Research Article

CFD Turbulence Study of PWR Spacer-Grids in a Rod Bundle

Table 3

Summary of the CFD simulations.

TypeTotal time [hrs] Number of coresRMS CourantStatistic initial time [s]Physical averaging time [s]

Split 367 12 1.30 0.28 1.25
Swirl 345 12 1.12 0.28 1.25